A Mobile soldier stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC was killed
Saturday after he was struck by a car, according to the Fayetteville Observer.

Pfc. Richard Powell, 20, was walking on Bragg Boulevard
around 1:40 a.m. when he was hit and killed by a car. The Observer said Powell was
assigned to the 101st Chemical Company, 82nd Sustainment Brigade and had
recently arrived at Ft. Bragg.

He was a recipient of the National Defense Service Medal,
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.

The Observer said a woman was stopped at a sobriety
checkpoint near the accident and has been questioned by Army criminal
investigators.